JP6305686B2 - Power receiving device and power feeding system - Google Patents

Description

One embodiment of the disclosed invention relates to a power receiving device and a power feeding system.

Various electronic devices are spreading and various products are shipped to the market. In recent years, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and digital video cameras have been widely used. In addition, electric propulsion vehicles such as electric vehicles that obtain power based on electric power are also appearing on the market as products.

A mobile phone, a digital video camera, or an electric propulsion mobile body includes a power storage device (also referred to as a battery or a storage battery) that is a power storage unit. At present, power is supplied to the power storage device in direct contact with a home AC power source as a power supply means. Further, in a configuration in which the power storage device is not provided or a configuration in which power supplied to the power storage device is not used, the current situation is that power is directly supplied from a household AC power supply via a wiring or the like.

On the other hand, research and development on a method for supplying power to a power storage device or supplying power to a load in a non-contact manner is also progressing. As a representative method, an electromagnetic coupling method (also referred to as an electromagnetic induction method) (Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). Reference), a radio wave method (also referred to as a microwave method), and a magnetic field resonance method (also referred to as a resonance method) (see Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4).

As shown in Patent Document 3, in the magnetic resonance type non-contact power feeding technology, each of a device that receives power (hereinafter referred to as a power receiving device) and a device that supplies power (hereinafter referred to as a power transmitting device). Has a resonance coil. Each of the power receiving device and the power transmitting device is provided with an electromagnetic induction coil. Power supply from the power source to the resonance coil in the power transmission device and power supply from the resonance coil to the load in the power reception device are performed via the electromagnetic induction coil.

The power transmission device has a first LC resonance circuit including a resonance coil and a capacitor. The power receiving apparatus includes a second LC resonance circuit including a resonance coil and a capacitor. The first LC resonance circuit and the second LC resonance circuit have their resonance frequencies (LC resonance) adjusted so that the magnetic resonance phenomenon appears at a specific frequency.

The resonance coil of the power transmission device and the resonance coil of the power reception device face each other and cause a magnetic field resonance phenomenon, so that efficient power transmission can be realized even when the distance between the resonance coils is long (see Non-Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2011-223716 A JP 2009-189231 A JP 2011-29799 A JP 2011-166883 A

"Wireless Power Supply 2010 All of Contactless Charging and Wireless Power Transmission", Nikkei Electronics, March 2010, pp. 66-81

In the power transmission systems described in Patent Literature 1 to Patent Literature 4, power transmission and communication for transmitting information on the power receiving side to the power transmission side are performed using the power receiving side antenna and the power transmission side antenna.

When communication and power transmission are performed by the same power transmission side antenna and power reception side antenna, the communication period (performed with small power) and the power feeding period (performed with large power) must be separated in time. Therefore, a situation occurs where power cannot be supplied during communication, and communication cannot be performed during power supply.

If communication and power supply are separated in time, communication (data transmission / reception) cannot be performed during power supply, and the degree of freedom in data transmission / reception timing is significantly reduced. Therefore, there is a possibility that transmission delay of information on the reception side (for example, the power value of the input power on the power reception side, the charging voltage value of the power storage device provided on the power reception side, etc.) may occur.

If communication and power supply are separated in time, power supply cannot be performed during communication, and the power receiving side cannot continuously receive power.

If power cannot be supplied during communication, the charging speed of the power storage device is reduced as compared with charging by a contact-type charging method in which charging is performed directly from a cord.

Further, when the power received by the power receiving side is consumed by a load (for example, an electric device), if a period in which the power is not supplied occurs, there is a fear that the load (for example, the electric device) cannot be operated.

In view of the above, an object of one embodiment of the disclosed invention is to provide a power receiving device and a power feeding system capable of performing communication and power feeding at the same time.

If communication and power feeding are performed simultaneously, the reference potential of electromagnetic waves for communication and the reference potential of DC power for feeding may be shifted, and the reference potential of electromagnetic waves for communication may become unstable. If the reference potential of electromagnetic waves for communication becomes unstable, there is a possibility that communication itself becomes impossible.

Thus, an object of one embodiment of the disclosed invention is to provide a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform stable communication even during power feeding.

In a power feeding system that performs communication and power feeding simultaneously, after the antenna of the power receiving apparatus receives AC power, the modulation signal included in the received AC power is sent to the communication control unit, and the control circuit of the communication control unit performs the modulation. Analyze the signal. Thereby, the power receiving apparatus can receive information and instructions of the power transmitting apparatus included in the modulation signal.

The received AC power is rectified by a rectifier circuit and converted to DC power. The DC power is stored in a power storage device installed in the power receiving device. A part of the DC power stored in the power storage device is used as power for driving the communication control unit.

FIG. 3 illustrates a power receiving device that can perform communication and power feeding at the same time. A power receiving device 130 illustrated in FIG. 3 includes an electromagnetic coupling coil 113 that is an antenna, a rectifier circuit 115, a smoothing circuit 116, a power storage device 120, and a communication control unit 119.

One terminal of the electromagnetic coupling coil 113, the first terminal of the rectifier circuit 115, and the terminal Tx1 of the communication control unit 119 are electrically connected to the node NDa. The other terminal of the electromagnetic coupling coil 113, the second terminal of the rectifier circuit 115, and the terminal Tx2 of the communication control unit 119 are electrically connected to the node NDb. The center point of the electromagnetic coupling coil 113 is electrically connected to the terminal COM of the communication control unit 119.

The third terminal of the rectifier circuit 115, the first terminal of the smoothing circuit 116, the positive electrode of the power storage device 120, and the terminal Vbat of the communication control unit 119 are electrically connected to the node NDc. The fourth terminal of the rectifier circuit 115 is grounded.

The rectifier circuit 115 functions as an AC-DC converter (AC-DC converter) that converts AC power into DC power. In order to obtain high rectification efficiency, it is preferable to use full-wave rectification as the rectifier circuit 115. The rectifier circuit 115 shown in FIG. 3 is a bridge rectifier circuit composed of four diodes.

The smoothing circuit 116 has a function of smoothing the DC power by storing and discharging the DC power output from the rectifier circuit 115. In the power receiving device 130 in FIG. 3, a capacitor is used as the smoothing circuit 116. Further, the second terminal of the smoothing circuit 116 is grounded. Note that the smoothing circuit 116 is not necessarily provided if not necessary.

The power storage device 120 has a function of storing DC power. The positive electrode of power storage device 120 is electrically connected to node NDc, and the negative electrode is grounded.

The communication control unit 119 analyzes a modulation signal (transmission signal) included in AC power transmitted from the power transmission device to the power reception device. The communication control unit 119 analyzes the modulation signal by reading the amplitude modulation of the voltage amplitude of the input AC power. Thereby, the power receiving apparatus can receive information and instructions of the power transmitting apparatus included in the modulation signal.

Note that the power receiving device 130 that has received AC power including a modulation signal (transmission signal) reflects the reflected power to a power transmission device (not shown). The reflected power includes a modulation signal (reply signal) including information on the power receiving device 130. By receiving the reflected power including the reply signal and analyzing the reply signal, the power transmission device can obtain information on the power reception device 130. Thereby, communication between the power transmission device and the power reception device 130 is established.

The ground potential GND is applied to the terminal GND of the communication control unit 119. The communication control unit 119 is driven using the potential V Bat applied to the terminal V Bat of the communication control unit 119 and the ground potential GND applied to the terminal GND as reference potentials.

On the other hand, AC power as an electromagnetic wave received by the antenna of the power receiving apparatus is input to the terminal Tx1 and the terminal Tx2 of the communication control unit 119.

Here, FIG. 2A illustrates the voltage amplitude of the AC power before being rectified by the rectifier circuit 115 and the maximum potential and the minimum potential of the DC power after rectification by the rectifier circuit 115. Note that the horizontal axis in FIGS. 2A to 2C is time, and the vertical axis is potential. The potentials of the node NDa, the node NDb, and the node NDc are a potential Va, a potential Vb, and a potential Vc, respectively. The DC power potential Vc rectified by the rectifier circuit 115 and the ground potential GND function as the reference potential when the communication control unit 119 is driven as described above.

Note that the AC power received by the antenna of the power receiving apparatus 130 is power (electromagnetic wave) obtained by modulating AC power (carrier wave) generated by an AC power source described later. Therefore, the potential of the DC power obtained by rectifying the modulated power (electromagnetic wave) has a maximum value Vc lower than the potential Va and a minimum value a ground potential. The smoothed circuit 116 smoothes the rectified DC power and charges the power storage device 120. The maximum potential of the charging power to the power storage device 120 can be regarded as the potential Vc, and the minimum potential can be regarded as the potential GND. In other words, the charging voltage to the power storage device can be regarded as Vc-GND.

As shown in FIG. 2A, AC power A received by the antenna (electromagnetic coupling coil 113) of the power receiving device 130 is an electromagnetic wave having a potential Va that is the maximum potential and a potential Vb that is the minimum potential. When the AC power is rectified by the rectifier circuit 115, DC power having the potential Vc on the plus side is generated with the potential Vm at the center point of the antenna of the power receiving device 130 as a reference potential. Note that in this specification, since the potential Vm at the center point of the antenna has an intermediate potential between the potential Va and the potential Vb, the potential Vm is also referred to as an intermediate potential of AC power.

When the communication control unit 119 is driven by the DC power generated as described above, the potential Vc is applied to the terminal Vbat of the communication control unit 119.

Further, as described above, the AC power A having the potential Va which is the maximum potential and the potential Vb which is the minimum potential and having the modulation signal is input to the terminal Tx1 and the terminal Tx2 of the communication control unit 119. At this time, the reference potential Vm of the AC power may fluctuate due to the influence of the potential fluctuation inside the communication control unit 119 (see FIG. 2B).

For example, in FIG. 2B, AC power having the potential Va that is the maximum potential, the potential Vb that is the minimum potential, and the potential Vm that is the reference potential is defined as AC power A, and the reference potential varies to become the potential Vm1. The AC power after this is referred to as AC power B. The AC power B is AC power having a reference potential Vm1 (Vm1 <Vm), a maximum potential Va ′ (Va ′ <Va), and a minimum potential Vb ′ (Vb ′ <Vb). .

When AC power such as AC power B is supplied to the rectifier circuit 115, the potential of the generated node NDc becomes a potential Vc ′ that is lower than the potential Vc. Note that when the potential Vm1 is higher than the potential Vm, the potential Vc ′ is higher than the potential Vc. As described above, when the reference potential of the AC power input to the rectifier circuit 115 is unstable, the generated potential Vc becomes unstable, which may hinder communication. Furthermore, there is a risk that the drive circuit of the communication control system may be damaged.

In order to obtain stable communication and to prevent damage to the drive circuit of the communication control system, in one embodiment of the disclosed invention, the rectifier circuit 115 is not affected by potential fluctuation in the communication control unit 119. AC power is input to. More specifically, a transformer (also referred to as a transformer) is disposed between the antenna of the power receiving device and the rectifier circuit.

When a transformer is arranged between the antenna and the rectifier circuit of the power receiving apparatus, the AC power (including the modulation signal) input from the antenna to the communication control unit 119 is affected by the potential fluctuation in the communication control unit 119. However, since the transformer transmits only the voltage amplitude, the potential Vc can be stabilized.

As described above, stable communication can be obtained in the power receiving device and the power feeding system of one embodiment of the disclosed invention. Furthermore, in the power receiving device and the power feeding system of one embodiment of the disclosed invention, it is possible to prevent damage to the drive circuit of the communication control system.

According to one embodiment of the disclosed invention, AC power including a modulation signal is obtained by rectifying AC power including a communication antenna and a power feeding antenna that receive AC power including a modulation signal and the received modulation signal. A rectifier circuit for converting to DC power, a smoothing circuit for smoothing the converted DC power, a power storage device for storing the smoothed DC power, and AC power including the modulation signal are input, and the AC power The modulation signal included in the signal is analyzed, and the communication control unit that is driven by using the potential of the DC power and the ground potential is disposed between the antenna and the rectifier circuit, and is input to the communication control unit. And a transformer for changing a reference potential of AC power.

In one embodiment of the disclosed invention, the communication control unit includes a control circuit that analyzes the modulation signal, a wireless interface unit that converts the modulation signal into a signal that can be analyzed by the control circuit, and a potential of the DC power. And a reference voltage generation unit that generates a reference potential of the control circuit and the wireless interface unit from the ground potential.

One embodiment of the disclosed invention includes a first control circuit that generates a modulation signal, a modulation circuit that converts the modulation signal into a signal that can be wirelessly communicated, and a first circuit that transmits AC power including the modulation signal. A transmitter having an antenna; a second antenna for communication and power supply that receives AC power including the modulation signal; and rectifying AC power including the modulation signal received by the second antenna. A rectifier circuit that converts AC power including the modulation signal into DC power, a smoothing circuit that smoothes the converted DC power, a power storage device that stores the smoothed DC power, and the modulation AC power including a signal is input, the modulation signal included in the AC power is analyzed, a communication control unit driven using the potential of the DC power and the ground potential, the second antenna, and the rectifying circuit Is arranged between the concerns power supply system, characterized in that it comprises a transformer for changing the portion of the reference potential of the AC power input to the communication control unit, a power receiving device having, a.

In one embodiment of the disclosed invention, the communication control unit includes a second control circuit that analyzes the modulation signal, and a wireless interface unit that converts the modulation signal into a signal that can be analyzed by the second control circuit. And a reference voltage generating unit that generates a reference potential of the second control circuit and the wireless interface unit from the potential of the DC power and the ground potential.

According to one embodiment of the disclosed invention, a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform communication and power feeding at the same time can be provided.

According to one embodiment of the disclosed invention, a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform stable communication during power feeding can be provided.

FIG. 9 illustrates a power receiving device. The figure which shows alternating current power and direct current power. FIG. 9 illustrates a power receiving device. The figure explaining a power transmission apparatus. FIG. 6 illustrates a power feeding system. The figure which shows the change of the voltage value of direct-current power about the case where a transformer is and is not. The figure explaining the electric equipment which can apply an electric power feeding system.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention disclosed in this specification will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the invention disclosed in this specification can be implemented in many different modes, and various changes can be made in form and details without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention disclosed in this specification. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the present invention is not construed as being limited to the description of this embodiment mode. Note that in the drawings described below, the same portions or portions having similar functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repetitive description thereof is omitted. In addition, the same hatch pattern is used when referring to the same thing, and there is a case where no reference numeral is given.

Note that the position, size, range, and the like of each component illustrated in the drawings and the like may not represent the actual position, size, range, or the like for easy understanding. Therefore, the disclosed invention is not necessarily limited to the position, size, range, or the like disclosed in the drawings and the like.

Note that ordinal numbers such as “first”, “second”, and “third” in this specification and the like are added to avoid confusion between components and are not limited numerically. To do.

Further, in this specification and the like, the terms “electrode” and “wiring” do not functionally limit these components. For example, an “electrode” may be used as part of a “wiring” and vice versa. Furthermore, the terms “electrode” and “wiring” include a case where a plurality of “electrodes” and “wirings” are integrally formed.

Note that in this specification and the like, “electrically connected” includes a case of being connected via “something having an electric action”. Here, the “thing having some electric action” is not particularly limited as long as it can exchange electric signals between connection targets. For example, “thing having some electric action” includes electrodes, wiring, switching elements such as transistors, resistance elements, inductors, capacitors, and other elements having various functions.

In the present specification and the like, the terms “upper” and “lower” do not limit that the positional relationship between the constituent elements is “directly above” or “directly below”. For example, the expression “a gate electrode over a gate insulating film” does not exclude an element including another component between the gate insulating film and the gate electrode.

[Embodiment 1]
<Configuration of power supply system>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a power feeding system that simultaneously performs communication and power feeding according to the present embodiment. The power supply system illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a power transmission device 100 and a power reception device 110.

In the power supply system illustrated in FIG. 5, amplitude modulation is performed on the electromagnetic wave generated by the power transmission device 100, and wireless communication is performed between the power transmission device 100 and the power reception device 110 using the electromagnetic wave (modulation signal) subjected to the amplitude modulation. Note that a modulation signal transmitted from the power transmitting apparatus 100 to the power receiving apparatus 110 is a transmission signal. Further, a modulation signal included in the radio wave reflected by the power receiving apparatus 110 to the power transmitting apparatus 100 is used as a reply signal.

A power transmission device 100 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a modulation circuit 141, a demodulation circuit 142, a control circuit 105, a directional coupler 103, and a first antenna 151.

The power receiving device 110 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a second antenna 152, a transformer 125 (also referred to as a transformer), a rectifier circuit 115, a smoothing circuit 116, a power storage device 120, and a communication control unit 119.

<Detailed configuration of power transmission device>
FIG. 4 shows a detailed configuration of the power transmission device according to the present embodiment. A power transmission device 100 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a modulation circuit 141, a demodulation circuit 142, a control circuit 105, a directional coupler 103, and a first antenna 151. The first antenna 151 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a first electromagnetic coupling coil 106, a first resonance coil 108, and a first capacitor 109. In the present embodiment, AC power source 107 is provided outside power transmission device 100, but AC power source 107 may be provided inside power transmission device 100 if necessary.

In the present embodiment, AC power generated by AC power supply 107 is transmitted from first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 to first resonance coil 108 by electromagnetic coupling. The first resonance coil 108 and the first capacitor 109 constitute a first LC resonance circuit. The AC power is generated by the first LC resonance circuit of the power transmission device 100 and the second LC resonance circuit of the power reception device 110, which will be described later, resonate at the same frequency (LC resonance). Power is transmitted from the LC resonance circuit to the second LC resonance circuit of the power receiving apparatus 110. Further, the AC power received by the second LC resonance circuit of the power receiving apparatus 110 is transmitted from the second resonance coil 112 of the power receiving apparatus 110 to the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 described later by electromagnetic coupling.

Note that when the AC power transmission between the power transmission device 100 and the power reception device 110 is performed using electromagnetic coupling without using the resonance phenomenon, the first resonance coil 108 and the first capacitor 109 of the power transmission device 100, In addition, the second resonance coil 112 and the second capacitor 111 of the power receiving device 110 may not be provided. In the case where AC power is transmitted between the power transmission device 100 and the power reception device 110 using electromagnetic coupling, the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 of the power transmission device 100 and the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 of the power reception device 110 are electromagnetically coupled. Can be used.

The AC power source 107 is a power source that generates high-frequency AC power. One terminal of the AC power source 107 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the modulation circuit 141. The other terminal of the AC power source 107 is grounded.

The modulation circuit 141 is a circuit having a function of converting the transmission signal output from the control circuit 105 into a signal capable of wireless communication. The first terminal of the modulation circuit 141 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the AC power source 107. The second terminal of the modulation circuit 141 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the directional coupler 103. The third terminal of the modulation circuit 141 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the control circuit 105.

The demodulation circuit 142 is a circuit having a function of converting a wireless signal (referred to as a reply signal in this specification) from the power receiving apparatus 110 into a signal that can be processed by the control circuit 105. The first terminal of the demodulation circuit 142 is electrically connected to the second terminal of the directional coupler 103. The second terminal of the demodulation circuit 142 is electrically connected to the second terminal of the control circuit 105.

The control circuit 105 has a function of generating a modulation signal (transmission signal) to be transmitted to the power receiving device 110 and a modulation signal (information transmitted from the power receiving device 110 that is returned from the power receiving device 110 in accordance with the modulation signal (transmission signal)). (Reply signal) is processed. The first terminal of the control circuit 105 is electrically connected to the third terminal of the modulation circuit 141. The second terminal of the control circuit 105 is electrically connected to the second terminal of the demodulation circuit 142.

The directional coupler 103 (also referred to as “coupler”) can extract a signal corresponding to power propagating in the forward direction (traveling wave), power propagating in the reverse direction (reflected wave), or both. The first terminal of the directional coupler 103 is electrically connected to the second terminal of the modulation circuit 141. The second terminal of the directional coupler 103 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the demodulation circuit 142. The third terminal of the directional coupler 103 is electrically connected to one terminal of the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 of the first antenna 151.

As described above, the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 has a function of transmitting AC power from the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 to the first resonance coil 108 by electromagnetic coupling. One terminal of the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 is electrically connected to the third terminal of the directional coupler 103. The other terminal of the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 is grounded.

The first LC resonance circuit has a function of transmitting AC power by resonating with the second LC resonance circuit of the power receiving apparatus 110 at the same frequency (LC resonance). One terminal of the first resonance coil 108 is electrically connected to one terminal of the first capacitor 109. The other terminal of the first resonance coil 108 is electrically connected to the other terminal of the first capacitor 109.

As described above, when the AC power is transmitted between the power transmission device 100 and the power reception device 110 using the electromagnetic coupling without using the resonance phenomenon, the first electromagnetic coupling coil 106 and the power reception of the power transmission device 100 are used. The electromagnetic resonance of the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 of the device 110 may be performed, and the first resonance coil 108 and the first capacitor 109 of the power transmission device 100 and the second resonance coil 112 of the power reception device 110 and The second capacitor 111 may not be provided.

<Detailed configuration of power receiving device>
A detailed configuration of the power receiving device of this embodiment is illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a second antenna 152, a transformer 125, a rectifier circuit 115, a smoothing circuit 116, a power storage device 120, and a communication control unit 119. The second antenna 152 shown in FIG. 1 includes a second electromagnetic coupling coil 113, a second resonance coil 112, and a second capacitor 111. The communication control unit 119 includes a reference voltage generation unit 123, a wireless interface unit 121, and a control circuit 122.

One terminal of the second resonance coil 112 is electrically connected to one terminal of the second capacitor 111. The other terminal of the second resonance coil 112 is electrically connected to the other terminal of the second capacitor 111. The second resonance coil 112 and the second capacitor 111 constitute a second LC resonance circuit.

One terminal of the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113, the terminal Tx1 of the wireless interface unit 121 of the communication control unit 119, and the first terminal of the transformer 125 are electrically connected to the node NDd. The other terminal of the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113, the terminal Tx2 of the wireless interface unit 121 of the communication control unit 119, and the second terminal of the transformer 125 are electrically connected to the node NDe. The center point of the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 is electrically connected to the terminal COM of the wireless interface unit 121 of the communication control unit 119.

The transformer 125 is a power device that converts the magnitude of the potential of AC power using electromagnetic induction. In the present embodiment, a transformer having two coils having the same number of turns on the primary side (input side) and the secondary side (output side) is used as the transformer 125. If the number of turns of the primary coil and the secondary coil is the same, the voltage amplitude of the AC power can be made constant before and after the input of the transformer 125, and the reference voltage of the AC power can be changed.

In the transformer 125 of the present embodiment, one terminal of the primary coil is the first terminal of the transformer 125, the other terminal of the primary coil is the second terminal of the transformer 125, and one terminal of the secondary coil is The third terminal of the transformer 125 and the other terminal of the secondary coil are set as the fourth terminal of the transformer 125.

The rectifier circuit 115 functions as an AC-DC converter (AC-DC converter) that converts AC power into DC power. In order to obtain high rectification efficiency, it is preferable to use full-wave rectification as the rectifier circuit 115. The rectifier circuit 115 shown in FIG. 1 is a bridge rectifier circuit composed of four diodes. The first terminal of the rectifier circuit 115 and the third terminal of the transformer 125 are electrically connected to the node NDa. The second terminal of the rectifier circuit 115 and the fourth terminal of the transformer 125 are electrically connected to the node NDb. The third terminal of the rectifier circuit 115, the first terminal of the smoothing circuit 116, the positive electrode of the power storage device 120, and the terminal Vbat of the reference voltage generation unit 123 of the communication control unit 119 are electrically connected to the node NDc. . The fourth terminal of the rectifier circuit 115 is grounded.

The potentials of the node NDa, the node NDb, the node NDc, the node NDd, and the node NDe are the potential Va, the potential Vb, the potential Vc, the potential Vd, and the potential Ve, respectively.

The smoothing circuit 116 has a function of smoothing the DC power by storing and discharging the DC power output from the rectifier circuit 115. In the power receiving device 110 in FIG. 1, a capacitor is used as the smoothing circuit 116. The second terminal of the smoothing circuit 116 is grounded. Note that the smoothing circuit 116 is not necessarily provided if not necessary.

The power storage device 120 has a function of storing DC power obtained by being rectified by the rectifier circuit 115 and smoothed by the smoothing circuit 116. The negative electrode of the power storage device 120 is grounded.

The communication control unit 119 analyzes a modulation signal (transmission signal) included in AC power transmitted from the power transmission device 100 to the power reception device 110. The communication control unit 119 analyzes the modulation signal by reading the amplitude modulation of the voltage amplitude of the input AC power. Thereby, the power receiving apparatus 110 can receive the information and instruction of the power transmitting apparatus included in the modulated signal.

Note that the power receiving apparatus 110 that has received AC power including the modulation signal (transmission signal) reflects the reflected power to the power transmission apparatus 100. The reflected power includes a modulation signal (reply signal) including information on the power receiving device 110. The power transmission device 100 can obtain information on the power reception device 110 by receiving the reflected power including the response signal and analyzing the response signal. Thereby, communication between the power transmission device 100 and the power reception device 110 is established.

The reference voltage generation unit 123 of the communication control unit 119 has a function of generating a reference potential for the wireless interface unit 121 and the control circuit 122 from the obtained DC power and the ground potential GND. A terminal VBat of the reference voltage generation unit 123 is electrically connected to the third terminal of the rectifier circuit 115, the first terminal of the smoothing circuit 116, and the positive electrode of the power storage device 120. The terminal GND of the reference voltage generator 123 is grounded and is applied with the ground potential GND. The terminal AVDD of the reference voltage generation unit 123 is electrically connected to the terminal AVDD of the wireless interface unit 121. The terminal DVDD of the reference voltage generation unit 123 is electrically connected to the terminal DVDD of the control circuit 122.

The potential AVDD generated from the DC power by the reference voltage generation unit 123 is supplied to the wireless interface unit 121 via the terminal AVDD of the reference voltage generation unit 123 and the terminal AVDD of the wireless interface unit 121. The potential AVDD and the ground potential GND function as a reference potential for the wireless interface unit 121. The potential DVDD generated from the DC power by the reference voltage generation unit 123 is supplied to the control circuit 122 via the terminal DVDD of the reference voltage generation unit 123 and the terminal DVDD of the control circuit 122. The potential DVDD and the ground potential GND function as a reference potential for the control circuit 122.

The wireless interface unit 121 converts the modulation signal (transmission signal) from the power transmission device 100 into a signal that can be processed by the control circuit 122, and the modulation signal (reply signal) output from the control circuit 122 as a wireless signal. It is a circuit having a modulation circuit for converting into a communicable signal. The terminal AVDD of the wireless interface unit 121 is electrically connected to the terminal AVDD of the reference voltage generation unit 123. The terminal COM of the wireless interface unit 121 is electrically connected to the center point of the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113. The ground potential GND is applied to the terminal GND of the wireless interface unit 121. The terminal CNT of the wireless interface unit 121 is electrically connected to the terminal CNT of the control circuit 122.

The control circuit 122 has a function of generating a modulation signal (reply signal) having information on the power receiving apparatus 110 and a function of processing a modulation signal (transmission signal) transmitted from the power transmission apparatus 100. The terminal DVDD of the control circuit 122 is electrically connected to the terminal DVDD of the reference voltage generator 123. The terminal GND of the control circuit 122 is grounded, and the ground potential GND is applied. The terminal CNT of the control circuit 122 is electrically connected to the terminal CNT of the wireless interface unit 121.

FIG. 2C shows a change in AC power when the transformer 125 is provided between the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 and the rectifier circuit 115.

2C, AC power input to the communication control unit 119 and including the modulation signal (transmission signal) is AC power T, and AC power rectified by the rectifier circuit 115 and converted into DC power is AC power C. To do. The maximum potential and the minimum potential of the AC power T are the potential Ve and the potential Vf, respectively. The intermediate potential of the AC power T is set to the potential Vm2. The maximum potential and the minimum potential of the AC power C are the potential Va and the potential Vb, respectively. The intermediate potential of the AC power C is set to the potential Vm.

By providing the transformer 125 between the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 and the rectifier circuit 115, the AC power T and the AC power C can be made independent of each other. More specifically, AC power C having a voltage amplitude of AC power T and having an intermediate potential different from AC power T can be supplied to rectifier circuit 115. There may be a case where the intermediate potential between the AC power T and the AC power C is the same.

In other words, by providing the transformer 125, the potential Vm2 of the AC power T can be changed to the potential Vm and input to the rectifier circuit 115. Therefore, a stable potential Vc with little potential fluctuation can be supplied to the communication control unit 119.

The DC power used for charging power storage device 120 is generated from AC power (AC power C) having an intermediate potential of potential Vm. On the other hand, the AC power input to the communication control unit 119 is AC power T whose intermediate potential is the potential Vm2. The modulation signal (transmission signal) included in the AC power T is converted by the wireless interface unit 121 into a signal that can be processed by the control circuit 122.

As described above, even when communication and power supply are performed simultaneously, the AC power T for communication and the AC power C for power supply do not interfere with each other, and communication can be performed stably.

FIG. 6 shows a change in the potential Vbat that is the reference potential of the communication control unit 119 for the power receiving device provided with the transformer 125 between the second electromagnetic coupling coil 113 and the rectifier circuit 115 and the power receiving device not provided with the transformer 125. In FIG. 6, the measurement for performing communication simultaneously with the power feeding was performed four times. In FIG. 6, the horizontal axis represents the number of measurements, and the vertical axis represents the value of the potential Vbat.

In FIG. 6, the power value of the received power was 1.8 W or more and 2.5 W or less with or without the transformer 125.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the power receiving device provided with the transformer 125, the potential Vbat maintains a constant value (3.3 V). On the other hand, in a power receiving device in which the transformer 125 is not provided, the potential Vbat does not take a constant value and varies.

The change in the potential Vbat means that the reference potential (the potential Vm shown in FIG. 2A) of the AC power before being converted into the DC power is changed. If AC power with a varying reference potential is used for communication, communication may become unstable and communication may not be established.

On the other hand, the fact that the potential Vbat maintains a constant value means that the reference potential of the AC power (AC power C shown in FIG. 2C) used for feeding is stable at a constant value. is there. By providing the transformer, AC power for power supply (AC power C) and AC power for communication (AC power T) are separated, and stable communication is possible.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform communication and power feeding at the same time.

Further, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform stable communication during power feeding.

[Embodiment 2]
In this embodiment, electric devices to which the power feeding system described in Embodiment 1 can be applied will be described. Note that as an electric device to which the power feeding system according to one embodiment of the present invention can be applied, a digital video camera, a portable information terminal (a mobile computer, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, an electronic book, or the like) that is a portable electronic device. And an image reproducing device (specifically, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) reproducing device) provided with a recording medium. In addition, an electric propulsion moving body such as an electric vehicle that obtains power based on electric power can be used. An example will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7A illustrates an example in which a cellular phone and a portable information terminal are used for a power feeding system. The cellular phone and a portable information terminal include a power transmitting device 701, a cellular phone 702A having a power receiving device 703A, and a cellular phone 702B having a power receiving device 703B. . The power feeding system described in Embodiment 1 can be applied between the power transmitting device 701, the power receiving device 703A, and the power receiving device 703B.

FIG. 7B illustrates an example in which an electric vehicle that is an electric propulsion moving body is used as a power supply system. The electric vehicle includes a power transmission device 711 and an electric vehicle 712 including a power reception device 713. The power supply system described in Embodiment 1 can be applied between the power transmission device 711 and the power reception device 713.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform communication and power feeding at the same time.

Further, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a power receiving device and a power feeding system that can perform stable communication during power feeding.

According to this embodiment mode, stable power feeding and communication can be performed simultaneously with respect to an electric device.

100 power transmission device 103 directional coupler 105 control circuit 106 first electromagnetic coupling coil 107 AC power supply 108 first resonance coil 109 first capacitor 110 power reception device 111 second capacitor 112 second resonance coil 113 second Electromagnetic coupling coil 115 Rectifier circuit 116 Smoothing circuit 119 Communication control unit 120 Power storage device 121 Wireless interface unit 122 Control circuit 123 Reference voltage generation unit 125 Transformer 130 Power reception device 151 First antenna 152 Second antenna 701 Power transmission device 702A Mobile phone Telephone 702B Mobile phone 703A Power receiving device 703B Power receiving device 711 Power transmitting device 712 Electric vehicle 713 Power receiving device

Claims (4)

An antenna for communication and feeding that receives AC power including a modulation signal;
A rectifying circuit that converts the AC power including the modulation signal into DC power by rectifying the AC power including the received modulation signal;
A smoothing circuit for smoothing the DC power;
A power storage device for storing the smoothed DC power;
A communication control unit that receives the AC power including the modulation signal, analyzes the modulation signal, and is driven using a potential of the DC power and a ground potential;
A transformer that is arranged between the communication and feeding antennas and the rectifier circuit and changes a first potential in the AC power input to the communication control unit;
The first potential is an intermediate potential between the maximum potential and the minimum potential of the AC power,
The power receiving device, wherein the communication antenna and the power feeding antenna transmit reflected power to a device that has transmitted the AC power including the modulation signal simultaneously with receiving the AC power including the modulation signal. . In claim 1,
The communication control unit
A control circuit for analyzing the modulated signal;
A wireless interface unit that converts the modulated signal into a signal that can be analyzed by the control circuit;
A reference voltage generation unit that generates a potential to be supplied to the control circuit and the wireless interface unit using the potential of the DC power and the ground potential;
The wireless interface unit is
Connecting one terminal of the communication and power feeding antenna, a central point of the communication and power feeding antenna, the other terminal of the communication and power feeding antenna, the reference voltage generation unit, and the control circuit;
One of the terminals of the wireless interface unit is grounded,
The power receiving device, wherein the reference voltage generation unit receives the ground potential and the DC power and is connected to the wireless interface unit and the control circuit. A transmitting device and a power receiving device;
The transmitter is
A first control circuit for generating a first modulated signal;
A modulation circuit for converting the first modulated signal into a signal capable of wireless communication;
A first antenna for transmitting a first AC power including the first modulated signal,
The power receiving device
A second antenna for communication and feeding that receives the first AC power including the first modulated signal;
A rectifier circuit that converts the first AC power including the first modulation signal into DC power by rectifying the first AC power including the first modulation signal received by the second antenna. When,
A smoothing circuit for smoothing the DC power;
A power storage device for storing the smoothed DC power;
A communication control unit that receives the first AC power including the first modulation signal, analyzes the first modulation signal, and is driven using the potential of the DC power and a ground potential;
A transformer that is disposed between the second antenna and the rectifier circuit and changes a first potential in the first AC power input to the communication control unit;
The first potential is an intermediate potential between the maximum potential and the minimum potential of the first AC power,
The same time from the transmission device and for transmitting the first AC power including the first modulated signal to the power receiving device, the second AC power including a second modulated signal to the transmitting apparatus from the power receiving device Send
The power supply system, wherein the second modulation signal includes information of the power receiving device. In claim 3,
The communication control unit
A second control circuit for analyzing the first modulated signal;
A wireless interface unit that converts the first modulated signal into a signal that can be analyzed by the second control circuit;
A reference voltage generation unit that generates a potential supplied to the second control circuit and the wireless interface unit from the potential of the DC power and the ground potential;
The wireless interface unit is
Connection with one terminal of the communication and power supply antenna, a center point of the communication and power supply antenna, the other terminal of the communication and power supply antenna, the reference voltage generation unit, and the second control circuit And
One of the terminals of the wireless interface unit is grounded,
The power supply system, wherein the reference voltage generation unit receives the ground potential and the DC power and is connected to the wireless interface unit and the second control circuit.

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